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One-day workshops on "Audio materials development" for participants of the CELT program (different batches) of [http://riesielt.org RIESI] - July 27, 2019, August 24, 2019, September 8, 2019, January 25, 2020, March 1, 2020. 
=== Objectives of the workshop ===
# Exploring new digital methods for language learning. Exploring Audacity FOSS ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software Free and Open Source Software]) tool to create rich language resources for use in a language lesson
# Learning recording and editing audio using Audacity.  Making your audio resource richer by using multiple audio files (background music)
# Introduce the philosophy of creating and adapting existing audio resources ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources Open Educational Resources] created with FOSS)
# Publishing created audio resource on a [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/riesi-celt-audio-workshop-jan public repository] for use of all teachers

=== Agenda ===
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Time'''
|'''Session'''
|'''Structure'''
|'''Objectives/ Outcomes'''
|'''Activities'''
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|10.00 - 10.30
|Overview
|Presentation
|Understand objectives of the workshop
Review the agenda

Understanding second language acquisition (Krashen)
|Review the workshop page
Read the [https://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html resource on Krashen] (See Resources section) 
|-
|10.30 - 11.00
|Listening to exemplar audio story
|Listening

Discussing
|Listen to an audio story (Karadi Tales- [https://youtu.be/eSEgbhGokPA Blue Jackal])
Discuss the benefits of creating audio resource
|Documenting discussions in a mindmap
|-
|11.00 -11.30
|Record audio using different devices
|Demo
|Using different applications for audio recording
Understanding  the technical specifications for audio – headphones, microphone, etc
|Check list of recording a good quality audio 
Audacity interface  - Go through the audio recording process – record pause, play, stop and save as project file, export. Mobile apps are like sound recorder, audio recorder, recorder

Record and save audio files.
|-
|'''11-11.15'''
|'''Tea break'''
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|11.30-12.45
|Creating audio resources for the lessons in the text
|Demo and Hands-on
|1.  Understanding the power of audio in a classroom<br>
2. Appreciating the incremental benefit that the digital audio resource brings to a classroom – possibilities of introducing contextual sounds<br>
3.  Understanding elements of good script writing
|1. Participants have to select (on selected story line and poem etc)<br>
2. Use lab computers or their personal laptop or mobile phones to record.<br>3.If it is story - participants can make groups of 2 people to record<br>4. For Poem - try to record same poem with different voice modulation<br>5. Save your audio files.<br>6. Import all recorded audio files into systems.<br>
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|12.45-1.00
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|Hands-on
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|Import audio into systems (who are recorded in mobile)
And import to audcaity (all)
|-
|'''1.00-2.00'''
|'''LUNCH'''
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|-
|2-3.30
|Adding audio elements  to your recording
|Demo and Hands-on
|1.  Effectiveness of adding audio effects<br>
2.  Understanding when to use audio effects and how<br>
3. Using an audio editing tool to add sound elements<br>
|1. Use edit tools to refine your audio by removing unwanted part
2. To understand what is track and its uses<br>3. Use multiple tracks to add background music for the audio<br>4. Participants identify the sound effects they would like to add<br>5. File export as audio files and save as project
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|'''3-3.15'''
|'''Tea break'''
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|3.30-4.30
|Use different audio effects for make audio more interest
|Demo and Hands-on
|Using an audio editing tool to enhance an audio resource
Understanding of using different audio effects to make more effective of the story
|1. Use amplify to adjust the output volume of your audio files
2. Fade in/out to adjust the audio -voice modulation<br>3. Change pitching and adding echo for the voice

4. Use different audacity tools like envelop, noise removal, silence. 

5. Save Export your audio files in different formats.<br>
|-
|4.30 - 5.00
|Participants presentation
|Presentation
|Review participants created audio resources
|1. Participants have to present their audio resources created in workshop.
2. Participants have to give feedback for fellow participants.

3.  Workshop [https://tinyurl.com/pf270719 feedback] from the participants
|}

=== Some principles for recording audio resource ===

==== Pedagogical principles (Principles for recording conversations amongst two or more people) ====
# Relevant to the student school community home context. 
# Meaningful. Richness, variety.
# Allowing scope for background music, sounds. 
# Appropriate level of language complexity.  

==== Technology rules (Rules for getting a good quality recording using your mobile phone or laptop) ====
# Use a headset. Avoid recording directly
# Keep a six inch distance between your lips / source of sound and the mike
# Check / do test recordings few times and fine tune. Then do the full recording

=== Resources ===
# [[Non-fiction ideas audio stories|Some ideas (non-fiction)]] for developing audio resources. (Stories are powerful and effective. They are also available in plenty - identify local stories, folk stories etc). In addition non-fiction audio resources can be quite thought provoking and creativity enhancing for older students.
# Audio resources created in the RIESI workshops
## [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/riesi-celt-audio-workshop-jan January 2020 CELT participants]
## [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/riesi-celt-sept-2019 September 2019 - CELT participants]
## [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/celt-24-aug-2019 August 2019 - CELT participants]
## [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/sets/riesi-celt-created-resources July 2019 - CELT participants]
## [https://soundcloud.com/it-for-change/ Audio's  created by IT for Change]  - [https://soundcloud.com/gurumurthy-kasinathan/sets/tabla-bhols-1 Tabla Bhols] and Flute resources
## [https://swarasforschools.com/sfs-video-archive Swaras for schools] - combining English rhymes with Indian tunes
# [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Audacity '''Audacity''' handout (Free and Open sources audio editor tool)] - to create audio resources
# [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIPCWV2LAifpieVp4akjZ_A Karadi tales] - Very rich and brilliant audio stories based on Indian stories and using Indian tunes... must  listen to [https://youtube.com/user/karadionline/videos all]
## [https://youtu.be/eSEgbhGokPA Karadi tale - Blue Jackal by Naseeruddin Shah] 
## [https://youtube.com/watch?v=LPMq2GOmBj8 Crickematics] with Rahul Dravid 
## [https://youtube.com/watch?v=3sPJgJXMjWw Monkey on a Fast] with Sanjay Dutt 
# '''Online OER audio repositories'''
#* http://soundbible.com&#x20;URL
#* https://freesound.org/&#x20;URL
#* &#x20;[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files https://Wikimedia] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files commons]
#* https://soundcloud.com/
# '''Reading resources'''
## [https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Teachers%27_toolkit_for_creating_and_re-purposing_OER_using_FOSS/Audio_and_Video_OER Teachers' toolkit for creating and re-purposing Audio]
## [https://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition]

=== Feedback ===
Please fill the [https://tinyurl.com/pf270719 feedback form]

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